Phones would soon come without a Sim-card tray, which will help to make them waterproofSmartphones could soon be waterproof as the need for physical Sim cards disappears, experts believe. One of the greatest obstacles in making phones waterproof has been protecting the holes in Sim-card trays. But tech giants such as Apple, Samsung and Google are making sure their new models work with digital Sim cards, which are simply downloaded on to the phone. Gary Waite, of Sim Local, which provides prepaid local Sim cards to international travellers, said phones would soon come without a tray. “But the Sim tray is a real problem as if you get water in there, that’s really

Source: The Times August 24, 2020 23:03 UTC